Whether the State of Iowa erred by continuing to prosecute criminal offenses involving Indians on the Meskwaki Settlement during the period between Iowa's legislation of Iowa Code § 1.15A and Congress' legislation of Pub. L. 115-301

QUESTIONS PRESENTED The General Assembly of lowa relinquished its concurrently held jurisdiction over criminal offenses involving Indians on the Meskwaki Settlement in Tama lowa in 2016. Two and one-half years later, Congress repealed the State’s jurisdiction over the same class of offenses. Did the State err by continuing to prosecute these offenses during the two and one-half years’ period between lowa’s legislation of iowa Code § 1.15A and Congress’ legislation of Pub. L. 115301? Did the General Assembly intend to include deferred judgments and suspended sentences in its abdication of jurisdiction in lowa Code § 1.15A? | | |